Growing the Impact Investment Opportunity in the UK

Growing the Impact Investment Opportunity in the UK

This event - held in collaboration with London Business School’s AQR Asset Management Institute - will convene thought leaders and senior practitioners from the finance industry to explore the opportunities presented by impact investing.

The conference will focus on the work of the industry taskforce, chaired by Elizabeth Corley, which has been charged by the Prime Minister with progressing the recommendations in the ‘Growing a Culture of Social Impact Investing in the UK’ report published last year.

On the day you will hear from the key taskforce leaders and have the opportunity to break into smaller groups to discuss the specific challenges that the taskforce is trying to address.

Agenda

11.30 – 12.45 **Taskforce members session**

This session is exclusively for those working on the Taskforce either as a member of the steering committee or as part of a working group to discuss progress and future plans.

12.45 – 13.45 Lunch/Registration/Networking

13.45 – 14.00 Elizabeth Corley, Taskforce Chair

14.00 – 14.30 Envisaging the future - Key note speakers followed by Q&A

• Caroline Mason, Chief Executive, Esmee Fairbairn
• Katherine Brown, Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing, World Economic Forum
• Dominic Rossi, Senior Adviser, Fidelity

14.30 – 14.35 Move to break out sessions

14.35 - 15.45 Break out sessions

Attendees will have the choice of four different panels, each focusing on the different work groups of the Taskforce.

• Improving deal flow and the ability to invest at scale
• Strengthen competence and confidence within the financial services industry
• Develop better reporting of non-financial outcomes
• Make it easier for people to invest

15.45 – 16.00 Coffee break and return to the main hall

16.00 – 16.45 ‘Bringing it alive’ panel

Nigel Kershaw, Chair of Big Issue Invest, will talk about a specific impact investment and chair a panel featuring the different individuals and organisations involved in the deal.

16.45 – 17.00 Summary keynote - Elizabeth Corley

17.00 – 17.15 Closing keynote – Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (subject to Parliamentary duties)

17.15 – 17.20 Event close - François Ortalo-Magné, Dean of London Business School

17.20 – 18.00 Networking drinks